Iphoto 9.6 shows zero pictures
I’ve been struggling with iphoto for several months. When I open iphoto, it looks like I have never uploaded pictures. However iphoto library info says 76.65GB of memory used of data since 2009. I made a back-up copy of the folder and even tried to replace the folder to no avail. I tried to rebuild the folder with iphoto library manager, but received a message of no photos still in iphoto. Here is a copy of the process:
2015-02-22 10:16:45.738 iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.11; iPhoto 9.6; OS X 10.10.2; unregistered
2015-02-22 10:16:45.759 Rebuilding library /Users/smileyleg/Pictures/iPhoto Library
2015-02-22 10:16:45.759 Rebuilt library located at /Users/smileyleg/Pictures/Default (rebuilt).photolibrary
2015-02-22 10:16:45.760 Building preview…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.901 Photo transfer settings: source libraries = /Users/smileyleg/Pictures/iPhoto Library, copy faces = true, copy places = true, combine album contents = false, photo attributes copied = (comment, date, flagged, hidden, latitude, longitude, name, rating)
2015-02-22 10:16:45.902 Loading data for library /Users/smileyleg/Pictures/iPhoto Library…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.918 Version number: 9.6
2015-02-22 10:16:45.925 Loaded 1 keywords…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.925 Loaded 0 face names…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.929 Loaded 6 places…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.929 Loading photos…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.950 Loaded 28 photos
2015-02-22 10:16:45.969 Loaded 1 events…
2015-02-22 10:16:45.978 0 photos in the main library
2015-02-22 10:16:46.010 5 photos in the trash
2015-02-22 10:16:46.016 Loaded 3 albums…
2015-02-22 10:16:46.046 Loading photo data…
2015-02-22 10:16:46.087 Generating preview…
2015-02-22 10:16:46.088 Transferred 0 photos to preview
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Untitled Album” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “SongPop” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Thanks for all my Apples” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “How about those Lions!!!!” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Not sunbathing today!” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Christmas/Birthday 2008” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Sage's recovery” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “The new look of Fejo at TriM Power Friday” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Out with the Met crew” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 10” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 8” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 7” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 6” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 5” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 4” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 3” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.091 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table 2” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “Building a Computer Table” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “Niagara Falls 2009” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “Motown Celebrates Michael Jackson's Life” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “William Gamage, Jr.” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “April Showers bring May Flowers” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “Visit to the National Harbor” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.092 Skipping gallery “Inauguration” (web galleries cannot be copied directly by iPhoto Library Manager, but they can be redownloaded in the destination library if desired)
2015-02-22 10:16:46.093 Updating smart album “Flagged” in preview
2015-02-22 10:16:46.094 Updating smart album “Last 12 Months” in preview
2015-02-22 10:16:46.139 No photos were imported
2015-02-22 10:16:46.139
2015-02-22 10:16:46.153 Displaying error 0: Rebuild complete, No photos were imported
Can anyone help restore all my pictures. I know it’s in the library, but why won’t it show up?
Thanks,
Leslie
Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Look there for a Folder called 'Master' or 'Old masters'.
Is there one? Look inside. Are your photos there?
Make no changes - just report back with the result.
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